The “ASEAN in a climate of change: spotlight on sustainable energy in Malaysia, Thailand and Vietnam” report, which was conducted by Economist Corporate Network (ECN) and sponsored by German industrial conglomerate Siemens, was launched in Hanoi today.

VGP – The Joint Stock Commercial Bank for Foreign Trade of Viet Nam (Vietcombank) has committed to providing VND15 trillion and best and competitive policies for businesses investing and operating in the northern city of Hai Phong.

The official visit of French President François Hollande to Vietnam in September will put a spotlight on a French initiative to provide environmental protection assistance to the Southeast Asian country.

Pakistani police are investigating after a British man claimed his wife had been murdered in a so-called "honour" killing, ten days after the death of a social media star cast a spotlight on the practice.

A young Afghan who attacked passengers on a train in Bavaria with an ax had entered Germany last summer with a wave of migrants, officials said on Tuesday, raising more questions about Chancellor Angela Merkel's open-door refugee policy.

CINCINNATI: Hillary Clinton sought to wrest the spotlight from the Republican National Convention on Monday (Jul 18), by taking her own campaign to Ohio and telling civil rights activists that Donald Trump cannot become president.

The strangling of Pakistani social media starlet Qandeel Baloch by her brother has once again cast a spotlight on the custom of "honour killings", which claims around a thousand lives in Pakistan every year.

This year’s World Environment Day on June 5 puts the spotlight on the illegal trade in wildlife. The problem has particular significance in Asia, which is the destination for most of the ivory taken from 20,000 to 25,000 elephants and the horns of more than 1,200 rhinos killed in Africa every year. Demand in the region is driven by fast growing middle and upper classes with an appetite for exotic pets, décor, food and fashion.

Nearly 500 art works, books and documents as well as tools featuring Buddhist cultural values are on display at an exhibition which opened at Pho Quang Pagoda, Tan Binh district, Ho Chi Minh City on May 13.